BMJ · 1979 · 16 citations · 1 references
MedicineNephrologySurgeryKidney TransplantationRheumatologyTransplant SurgeryJoint DiseaseRenal DiseaseHand ContracturesInterphalangeal Joint AnatomyJoint Contracture ManagementNatural History EvidenceRenal Transplant CareRenal Transplant SurgerySwelling
no distal swelling or pain in the metacarpophalangeal or interphalangeal joints and where it is usually easy to flex the finger fully but difficult to straighten it again.The natural history of diabetic cheiroarthropathy is not clear but the joint contractures may not improve.3There have been no reports of the benefit of tenolysis, and our case shows that allowing full movements of the finger joint may prevent secondary joint contracture and that the pain and swelling settle over six to nine months.
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